Every previous Opera release I can think of, going back to the earliest versions, was perfectly usable by the end of alpha testing, and all of the problems in the beta were reported several alpha snapshots ago. It’s just unusual to get an Opera beta that isn’t feature complete and more-or-less fully functional. Opera 10.5 is probably the biggest change to Opera’s UI since it was first released back in 1996, and I know that I shouldn’t expect a beta to be flawless. One of its best unique features, MDI browsing, is pretty much unusable in this version. I guess if you just want to use it like a basic (I’d use the word crippled) browser like Chrome then it’s OK, but use more advanced window management features – the main thing that sets Opera apart in my opinion – and it feels half finished. It’s hard to get too excited by speed improvements when the UI makes a much bigger difference to my web browsing, and 10.5’s UI currently has a lot of serious issues. Normally I’m an Opera cheerleader, but I’m disappointed by how many bugs and broken features are in this beta. Mac and Linux users can download the alpha, though. Sadly, Linux and Mac users will have to wait a while for the beta: it’s currently Windows only. There’s more to it than that, so be sure to hop on over and take a peek. Dialogs created by web pages do not interrupt your browsing experience, as they appear as overlays on tabs, so you can still switch between tabs or windows even when the dialog is still displayed. The address field is smarter, too, now, so you can search through your history or the internet using your search engine of choice. “Everything in Opera 10.50 is drawn on your screen using Opera’s new, high-performance graphics library,” Opera explains, “This enables super fast and smooth graphics for everything from tab switching to animation on Web pages.” Opera 10.50 also comes with the new Vega graphics library. Opera makes proper use of the new taskbar (i.e., each tab gets its own entry), has a decent Jump List, and uses Windows’ Aero look where it makes sense. Windows 7 integration is also pretty tight, something my favourite browser ( you know) still fails at miserably. “A completely new JavaScript engine makes Opera 10.50 run Web applications more smoothly,” they says, “Up to 8x faster than its predecessor, the new Carakan engine speeds up even the most demanding Web sites.” Called Carakan, Opera claims it’s eight times fast than its predecessor. The new JavaScript engine is arguably the biggest new feature. As Kroc already touched upon late last year, Opera 10.50 comes packed with a lot of improvements across the board, from a new JavaScript engine to an improved address field. You can even upload files of up to 10MB, which automatically gets deleted after 48 hours.Everybody’s favourite Norwegian browser maker has released the beta version of Opera 10.50, the next iteration of the featureful web browser. You can send files through Flow from your phone to PC by selecting “Send to Flow” from the context menu. If you are not aware, Flow is the company’s end-to-end encrypted feature that lets users share files, links, images, and notes with themselves. Opera is also bringing ‘Flow’ to Android. In the newest versions of Opera, we are making their lives much simpler: all they need to do to connect their devices is scan a QR code displayed in their desktop browser with their phone,” says Stefan Stjernelund, Product Manager of Opera for Android. “People don’t sync their phones with their PCs because they hate the hassle of having to type in their logins and lengthy password. Although login credentials are not mandatory, the company offers the option to link an account. Opera users can simply open /connect on their PC to scan the QR code with the QR-code reader baked into Opera for Android. You no longer have to rely on inputting your login credentials to sync. The new sync feature uses ‘QR-code scanning’ to connect with Opera desktop available on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
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